HB 5033 - Requires Asset Tests to Determine Eligibility for State Assistance Programs - Michigan Key Vote
Harvey Santana voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- April 11, 2012
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 29, 2012
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 29, 2012
- House Bill Passed
- Feb. 21, 2012
- Introduced
- Oct. 4, 2011
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Stage Details
Signed by Governor Rick Snyder
Title: Requires Asset Tests to Determine Eligibility for State Assistance Programs
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires lottery and other gambling winnings to be used in determining eligibility for certain welfare benefits.
Highlights:
- Requires an asset test by the Department of Human Services that includes lottery and other gambling winnings when determining financial eligibility for food assistance and the Family Independence Program (Secs. 57V & 57W):
- Money received in lump-sum payment is considered an asset; and
- Payments received in installments are considered unearned income.
Title: Requires Asset Tests to Determine Eligibility for State Assistance Programs